UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2013

EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 944-2200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

On June 18, 2013, Empire Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, stockholders acted upon the matters outlined in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”). There were 7,552,633shares of common stock present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 87.98% of the voting power of the common stock entitled to vote at the Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on April 22, 2013.

The matters voted upon at the Meeting were as follows:

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below:

Each of the ten nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company’s named executive officers every year. In light of the outcome of the advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years, the Company intends to hold such an advisory vote every year.

The stockholders ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

On June 18, 2013, the Company’s board of directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.025 per share of its outstanding common stock, payable on July 17, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 5, 2013. On June 19, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing this regular dividend, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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